light blue in model B); and one with a diamond-shaped keystone (the Gothic arch, model C). Flying buttresses act the same way ancient Roman columns did, countering the horizontal force of the arch.

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier ...

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. American Journal of Archaeology Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan. - Mar., 1920 The Theory of Gothic Architecture and th... The Theory of Gothic Architecture and the ...

This includes an increasing interest in preserving and restoring older buildings, with a need to understand the different styles of Gothic architecture. In 1817, the architect Thomas Rickman is one of ...

Meanwhile, the higher arch is influenced by Venetian Gothic architecture, known for its pointed and ornate forms, as seen in Bradford’s own City Hall, completed in the 1870s by local architect ...

The terminal was built over 10 years, starting in 1878, according to a High Victorian Gothic design based on late medieval Italian models. Its remarkable stone dome, turrets, pointed arches and ...